Key result
Attempted excision of a left atrial mass mimicking myxoma reveals an unresectable high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of a high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma mimicking a cardiac myxoma in a patient presenting with advanced heart failure.
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Clinicians should consider sarcoma in atypical myxoma-like atrial masses; leaves open optimal preoperative evaluation strategies.
Soo et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Cardiac mass / High-grade pleomorphic sarcoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. Attempted surgical excision of a left atrial mass mimicking a myxoma revealed an unresectable high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma with concurrent high-grade liver sarcoma.
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